Colonia Verde feels like a trendy restaurant lifted from Mexico City and planted in Brooklyn. But it feels just as fit for the Fort Greene crowd as it would any other place. Opened by a trendy husband-wife duo behind a few different cool kid spots around the city (the Freehand Hotel restaurant Comodo, a party forward taco joint in Williamsburg Disco Tacos), Colonia Verde has quickly become a neighborhood favorite.

And what’s not to like? The space itself is inviting, a bar that opens into a greenhouse dining room (insulated from the cold winters and hot summers) that in turn opens into a covered patio. The menu infuses Latin flavor in creative ways from brunchy fare during the day to perfectly grilled mains for dinner and plenty of sharable sides starring fresh local ingredients to fun cocktails (many with mezcal). Plus they host monthly Sunday “asado series” where they invite chefs for a day of grilling in the backyard.